Airport News

Changing travel habits, both for business and pleasure, have led to increased traffic through international and domestic airports across the globe. Airports have faced numerous challenges surrounding increasing passenger volumes, enhanced security requirements and environmental considerations.

These challenges, in turn, have led to airports rapidly evolving and expanding whilst adopting new technologies, expanding terminals, building new runways and developing environmental policies that better align with modern standards and expectations.

This page contains news stories and articles on airports across the globe with details on planned expansion and development as well as new technologies and initiatives to tackle these challenges. We are constantly adding new articles to help keep you up to date with all the latest changes and updates for hundreds of airports worldwide.

Düsseldorf extends Pre-Departure Sequencer

Düsseldorf Airport has extended the use of its departure manager and so has procured the extension from ATRiCS

Swedavia selects Veovo for emissions charging

Swedavia has selected Veovo software for emissions charging of airlines at its largest airports, Stockholm Arlanda and Gothenburg Landvetter

ApronVision aims to improve apron ops

TK Elevator has launched ApronVision,
which the company says will make apron operations
more efficient

Luton signs foreign exchange services deal

ChangeGroup is to supply currency exchange services at London Luton Airport

"Driverless" baggage tractor trial at Chubu

Soliton Systems is trialling a remote controlled “driverless” baggage tractor at Chubu airport with the co-operation of JAL and Chubu Sky Support

Avinor signs deal with dormakaba for eGates

A deal has been signed between dormakaba and Avinor Group or the sale and maintenance of 450 Argus Air eGates

Plaza Premium Lounge opens at Frankfurt

Plaza Premium Group has opened a new lounge at Frankfurt Airport, its first in Germany

IATA helping improve ground ops

IATA's Ground Operations Manual Portal and Safety Audit for Ground Operations are driving greater standardisation of ground handling processes

Digitalisation to curb lost baggage, says SITA

The global mishandled baggage rate has spiked by 24% to 4.35 bags per thousand passengers in 2021 according to SITA’s Baggage IT Insights 2022

Argentina's busiest airports choose Veovo

Airport operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 will use Veovo's Passenger Predictability solution to optimise operations and improve passenger flows

International Airport Development News

On this page you will find articles including planning for redevelopment of major international airports from Al Maktoum to LaGuardia and Singapore to Beijing’s Daxing International Airport. This will include new runways, new terminal buildings and redevelopment of arrival and departure facilities. We will also include articles on the latest airport trends including new security protocols, improved passenger flow through terminal buildings and the introduction of new greener initiatives.

Large international airports are extremely complex, from the computer systems used to coordinate thousands of passengers and hundreds of flights, to the logistics of moving travellers and their luggage through the terminal efficiently. Many airports are adopting digital solutions to increase efficiency which in themselves can lead to new challenges including security, travel disruption and logistics.

For a closer look at the technology being implemented by airports, take a look at our Airport Technology page.

Whether you’re looking for information on Heathrow Airport Holdings latest development plans, or London City Airport’s latest initiative to engage with the local community. We have articles covering all of the major UK airports, from Luton to Manchester and Stanstead to Gatwick. Find out which UK airports are trialling cutting-edge technology to improve their passenger experience, where the latest security initiatives are being implemented and how effective they are proving to be.

For more information on the latest commercial aviation news why not take a look at our dedicated pages from Airport Technology, Commercial Aviation News and Aviation Engineering News.

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